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2016 Postmortem

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7. Yeah but the two heads of the snake remain .....

Thu Nov 29, 2012, 02:17 PM

Nov 2012

Bachmann & Cantor !!

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Dems gained 8 House seats overall--201 total [View all] WI_DEM Nov 2012 OP

So the magic number for 2014 is 17--to get a very narrow WI_DEM Nov 2012 #1

A narrow majority works.... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #2

33 attempts to repeal NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #3

That would be EXACTLY what I mean... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #10

Sorry to rain on your parade, but it's pretty unlikely. onehandle Nov 2012 #5

Don't discount the effect of Republican primaries... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #11

That's good to hear... Jeff In Milwaukee Nov 2012 #17

The party of the president typically loses seats in midterm elections NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #12

The mid-terms are 10% state of the nation, 90% about turnout. onehandle Nov 2012 #14

True, but NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #15

Pennsylvania - republicans 13 house seats, democrats 5 Cosmocat Nov 2012 #13

Using the figures in this Google docs spreadsheet muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #18

Did the Senate race in AZ ever resolve itself? NewJeffCT Nov 2012 #4

Yeah but the two heads of the snake remain ..... flying-skeleton Nov 2012 #7

Bachmann was in a marginal district this time - she got 50.47% of the vote muriel_volestrangler Nov 2012 #19

YES!!!! We also got rid of some really nauseating tea-party scum. trueblue2007 Nov 2012 #20